A simple checkerboard suppression algorithm for evolutionary structural optimization

Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 230-239

  Li, Q ^a   Steven, G P ^b   Xie, Y M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Checkerboard patterns; Finite element analysis; Multiple criteria; Structural optimization

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); EFFICIENCY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

CHECKERBOARD PATTERNS; COMPUTATIONAL EFFICIENCY; MULTIPLE CRITERIA;

ALGORITHMS;

EID: 0035472298     PISSN: 1615147X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001580100140     Document Type: Article

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